Australia

ANZLIC Conference in Canberra

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Just before the pre-xmas frenzy last year, I attended the November Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) conference in Canberra as a sponsored ANZLIC delegate. read more

Secrets of Mashup Design

This presentation covers high level design tips for building Mashup Websites, presented to surveyors, business people and other members from the Australian Surveying and Spatial Science Institute. It profiles readers and how they interact with web pages, the technical strengths and weaknesses of mashup technologies, which leads into defining best practice for building mashup websites. read more

Attending spatial@gov 2010

Following the success of last year's inaugural conference, I was pleased to return to spatial@gov in Canberra, Australia, and again deliver a keynote presentation. It was also a privilege to hear from some leading thinkers in the geospatial arena. read more

How to explain the business benefits of Open Source for Government

At the recent Open Source Asia/Pacific conference, I presented on the tricky subject of "How to sell Open Source Software to Government", which can equally be read as "What logic can I use to convince my boss that using Open Source is a good idea?" read more

Metadata presentations online

Presentations from the Metadata Australia 2010 Sharing data, sharing ideas conference held in Canberra on 26-27 June are now avaliable. read more

CRCSI-2 Roadshow Presentation

On 19 November 2009, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) hosted presentations by Peter Woodgate, Chief Executive, and Mike Ridout, Communications Director, from the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI). read more

CRCSI-2 Bid Successful!

The Australia / New Zealand spatial sector will gain access to new data, technologies and services through the AU$32.2 million funding of a major research program in satellite positioning and remote sensing technologies, announced by the Australian Government in August. read more

Australian Senator Kate Lundy Speech at the Launch of the Spatial Information in the New Zealand Economy Report

Read a transcript of Australian Senator Kate Lundy's speech at the launch of the Spatial Information in the New Zealand Economy report: read more

Speech by Colin MacDonald to the spatial@gov Conference

On 15 June 2009, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Chief Executive Colin MacDonald spoke at the inaugural spatial@gov Conference in Canberra, Australia. read more

Moves to Free Australian Public Sector Information

The Victorian Parliament's Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee in Australia tabled a report on 24 June calling for improved access to Victorian Government information. read more

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